[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34989-34991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office
[www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14306]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-10362; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and Arizona State Museum, University
of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
and Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, have completed an
inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian
tribes, and have determined that there is a cultural affiliation between
the human remains and present-day Indian tribes. Representatives of any
Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the
human remains may contact the Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona. Repatriation of the human remains to the Indian tribes stated
below may occur if no additional claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains should contact the Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona, at the address below by July 12,
2012.
ADDRESSES: John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520)
626-2950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under the
control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Washington, DC, and in the physical custody of the Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The human remains were removed from
archeological sites located in Pinal County, AZ.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum,
institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American
human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Arizona State
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Ak
Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt River Pima-
Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and the
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona. The Gila River Indian Community of the
Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona, is acting on behalf of the Ak
Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; and themselves.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1963, a surface collection survey was conducted by the Arizona
State Museum at site AZ T:16:13 (ASM) in Pinal County, AZ. The survey
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collections were brought to the museum, but were not formally
accessioned. In 2010, a search through the survey collection led to the
discovery of human bone fragments representing, at minimum, one
individual. No associated funerary objects are present.
Site AZ T:16:13 (ASM) is an historic Pima-Maricopa village, dating to
about A.D. 1850. An earlier Hohokam Classic Period occupation, dating to
A.D. 1150-1450 is also indicated, based on ceramic artifacts.
In 1973, a surface collection survey was conducted by the Arizona
State Museum at site AZ U:13:9 (ASM) in Pinal County, AZ. The survey
collections were brought to the museum, but were not formally
accessioned. In 2007, a search through the survey collection led to the
discovery of three human bone fragments representing, at minimum, one
individual. No associated funerary objects are present. Other human
remains from this site were published in a Notice of Inventory Completion
in the Federal Register (65 FR 83080, December 29, 2000).
Based upon architecture, portable material culture, and site
organization, site AZ U:13:9 (ASM) is recorded as a village site with
occupation spanning the Pre-classic and Classic Hohokam periods from
about A.D. 500-1400.
At an unknown date prior to 1979, a surface collection survey was
conducted by the Arizona State Museum at site AZ U:13:10 (ASM) in Pinal
County, AZ. The survey collections were brought to the museum, but were
not formally accessioned. In 2010, a search through the survey collection
led to the discovery of one human bone fragment representing, at minimum,
one individual. No associated funerary objects are present.
Site AZ U:13:10 (ASM) is recorded as a multicomponent site with
artifacts representing the Hohokam period (A.D. 500-1540) as well as an
historic Akimel O'odham occupation (A.D. 1500-1950).
In 1970, a surface collection survey was conducted by the Arizona
State Museum under the direction of Don Wood at site AZ U:13:60 (ASM) in
Pinal County, AZ. The survey collections were brought to the museum, but
were not formally accessioned. In 2010, a search through the survey
collections led to the discovery of several human bone fragments
representing, at minimum, one individual. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Site AZ U:13:60 (ASM) is recorded as a Hohokam village site with
ceramic, groundstone, and lithic artifacts. Historic house remnants were
also present. Based on material culture and the mortuary program,
occupation spanned the Hohokam to historic period, approximately A.D.
500-1900.
In 1970, a surface collection survey was conducted by the Arizona
State Museum under the direction of Don Wood at site AZ U:13:118 (ASM) in
Pinal County, AZ. The survey collections were brought to the museum, but
were not formally accessioned. In 2010, a search through the survey
collections led to the discovery of several human bone fragments
representing, at minimum, one individual. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Site AZ U:13:118 (ASM) is recorded as a Hohokam village site on the
basis of the artifact assemblage. The site may be dated to the period
A.D. 500-1450.
In 1970, a surface collection survey was conducted by the Arizona
State Museum under the direction of Don Wood at site AZ U:13:171 (ASM) in
Pinal County, AZ. The survey collections were brought to the museum, but
were not formally accessioned. In 2010, a search through the survey
collections led to the discovery of several human bone fragments
representing, at minimum, one individual. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Site AZ U:13:171 (ASM) is recorded as a sherd and cremation area.
Other prehistoric and historic artifacts were also reported. Occupation
spanning the Hohokam period to historic times, A.D. 500-1900 is indicated
by the artifact assemblage.
In 1970, a surface collection survey was conducted by the Arizona
State Museum under the direction of Don Wood at site AZ U:14:18 (ASM) in
Pinal County, AZ. The survey collections were brought to the museum, but
were not formally accessioned. In 2010, a search through the survey
collections led to the discovery of several human bone fragments
representing, at minimum, one individual. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Site AZ U:14:18 (ASM) is recorded as a large multicomponent Hohokam
village. Based on the ceramic assemblage, occupation spanned the Pre-
classic and Classic Hohokam periods, A.D. 500-1450.
In 1970, a surface collection survey was conducted by the Arizona
State Museum under the direction of Don Wood at site AZ U:14:20 (ASM) in
Pinal County, AZ. The survey collections were brought to the museum, but
were not formally accessioned. In 2010, a search through the survey
collections led to the discovery of several human bone fragments
representing, at minimum, one individual. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Site AZ U:14:20 (ASM) is recorded as a having several large artifact
concentrations. The ceramic assemblage is consistent with occupation
spanning the Pre-Classic and Classic Hohokam periods from A.D. 500-1450.
Continuities of mortuary practices, ethnographic materials, and
technology indicate affiliation of Hohokam settlements with present-day
O'odham (Piman) and Puebloan cultures. Documentation submitted by
representatives of the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona, on April 13, 2011, addresses continuities
between the Hohokam and the O'odham tribes. Furthermore, oral traditions
that are documented for the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the
Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona;
and the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona support affiliation with Hohokam
sites in central Arizona.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and the Arizona State Museum, University
of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Arizona State
Museum have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this
notice represent the physical remains of eight individuals of Native
American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona;
and the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact John
McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, Tucson, AZ 85721; telephone (520) 626-2950
before July 12, 2012. Repatriation of the human
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remains to the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt River Pima-
Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and the
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Arizona State Museum is responsible for notifying the Ak Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and the Tohono O'odham Nation of
Arizona that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 7, 2012.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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